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EA is bringing together two of the world’s leading mobile development studios – IronMonkey and Firemint – to form Firemonkeys. These two studios have entertained over 50 million players in 2012 alone with stellar titles including Flight Control, SPY mouse and Real Racing from Firemint, and Mass Effect Infiltrator, Dead Space and The Sims FreePlay from IronMonkey. Based in Melbourne, Australia, both studios have been developing mobile games for over a decade and combining the two teams makes Firemonkeys Australia’s largest game development studio.

Firemint announces the release of SPY mouse Volcano update featuring new levels, enemies, gadgets, and more! Fresh intel has arrived from our favorite undercover mouse! Agent Squeak has discovered a whole new Volcano world complete with challenging new obstacles, Jungle Cat enemies, and some incredible new Power-Ups to help complete the mission.

On the back of the recent Apple announcement to reveal Mac OS X Mountain Lion is the exciting news that Real Racing 2 is set to deliver a fully-featured update, notably including support for Game Center and AirPlay.

Real Racing 2 is optimized for iOS5, and includes new features including Party Play, which allows for a split screen local multiplayer over AirPlay for 2 to 4 players. The trailer provides a glimpse into a reality show episode where friends are having fun racing each other on Real Racing 2, wirelessly and on the HD TV screen, through Party Play mode.

To coincide with the launch of iOS 5, Firemint is pleased to announce the release of the 1.12 update for Real Racing 2 and Real Racing 2 HD. We’ve added some amazing new features for iPhone 4S and iPad 2, including full AirPlay support, Party Play via AirPlay or HDMI and gorgeous visual enhancements. All devices also benefit from memory optimizations and minor bug fixes.

Firemint is once again bridging the gap between mobile and home entertainment with the release of the next major Real Racing 2 and Real racing 2 HD update, just in time for the launch of iOS 5. v1.12 delivers full 720p AirPlay support with the brand new Party Play mode, while stepping it up a notch in the visuals department by fully utilizing the power of the A5 processor.

SPY mouse is two years in the making from Firemint™, the creator of worldwide hits Flight Control™ and the first of the developer’s games to be published by EA Mobile. SPY mouse for iPhone and iPod touch builds on the intuitive line-drawing mechanics pioneered by Flight Control and follows the increasingly outlandish adventures of Agent Squeak™, a wily yet charismatic mouse convinced of his secret agent credentials.

The entire series of Real Racing games is on sale for some absolutely cracking prices… but only until August 22! Firemint is also holding a Real Racing 2 and Real Racing 2 HD giveaway. For the next 24 hours, we’ll be giving away free copies of Real Racing 2 and Real Racing 2 HD for every 100 likes the Real Racing Facebook page receives. All you need to do is like the page to be involved. Easy!

Firemint is holding a 48-hour sale on several of their most popular game titles. Inspired by our Steam Summer Camp Sale of Flight Control HD, they’ve shared the savings across almost all their titles including: Flight Control HD, Real Racing 2 HD, Real Racing 2, Real Racing HD and Real Racing.

Today EA announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Firemint, a leading independent mobile development studio. Firemint is best known for acclaimed hits Flight Control and Real Racing (over 4.5 million and close to 2 million respectively). This news follows EA’s recent acquisition of Mobile Post Production (MPP), a world leader in smartphone cross-platform development and porting of games for smartphones.

To celebrate the start of the Formula 1 season right on Firemint’s doorstep in Melbourne, Australia, we have a sneak peek video of Real Racing 2 HD’s support for full screen 1080p, coming soon in the next major update! Go to iPadmodo for the video.

Do you like to race cars? Get behind the wheel in Real Racing 2 HD by Firemint Pty Ltd, probably the most realistic racing simulation game for the iOS. Even if you’re one of those who typically has trouble handling most racing games, you should take the time to sit down with Real Racing 2, which is about the smoothest ride you could possibly find on your iPad. Speed on over to iPadmodo for our full review.

Firemint is proud to announce their third anticipated title set to launch in 2011, Agent Squeek for iPhone and iPad. Agent Squeek is a new, spy-inspired tale of intrigue, stealth and misplaced cheese! Playing the role of a mouse named Agent Squeek, you must outsmart ferocious felines and crack fiendish challenges! Sneak, sprint and strategize in your quest to save every precious piece of missing cheese.

Firemint’s Flight Control game has been listed by Apple as one of the all-time top paid iPhone apps from the App Store. Firemint has sold 3,881,634 copies of Flight Control to date in the U.S. and abroad.

Firemint is pleased to announce that it has acquired Infinite Interactive, developers of popular games such as the Warlords series, Puzzle Quest and Puzzle Kingdoms. The official press release appears below:

Firemint created something special when the original Real Racing title hit the App Store. The game was truly breathtaking in the sense of graphics and realism for an iOS racer. So it comes to no surprise the sequel, Real Racing 2, packs an even bigger punch and shouldn’t disappoint racing and car enthusiasts.